Unity of faith marks marathon anniversary

10:36 AM,
Apr. 15, 2014

Written by

Nancy Taylor

One year ago Tuesday, I was high up in Old South Church's tower overlooking Boston's Copley Square and taking in one of my favorite scenes: throngs of cheering onlookers lining Boylston Street while an undulating river of brightly clad runners splashed, waded or flopped across the Boston Marathon's finish line.

In an instant I heard a blast, saw a burst of dark smoke and felt the concussion. I was some 200 feet above the street and could not process what was happening below. It was not until the second blast that my brain kicked in and my heart froze. Something terrible was happening. The Boston ...